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headrest

[ hed-rest ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a rest or support of any kind for the head. heads.
Also called head re·straint [hed, ri-streynt]. a padded part at the top of the back of a seat, especially in an automobile, to protect one's head heads against whiplash in a collision.

headrest

/ ˈhɛdˌrɛst /

First recorded in 1850–55; head + rest ¹

He sat down in his chair, laid his head back in the headrest and pulled the helmet down over his forehead.

He stepped in and gripped the bat-shaped gearshift, adjusted the headstone-shaped headrest, and got rolling.

He was hurled back against the headrest with a force that filled his head with winking stars.

Eugene put his hand on ol man Dorts forehead an pushed him back into the headrest.

Feather pillows and beds took the place of straw pallets with a log of wood for a headrest.

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